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Zimbabwe President Signs Law Extending Term by Two Years, Abolishes Direct Elections
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday signed into law constitutional amendments that will extend his term by two years until 2030 and scrap...
Tinubu’s Three Years Record More School Abductions Than Buhari’s Eight Years, Data Shows
Three years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigeria’s security crisis has deepened across multiple fronts, with school abductions, banditry attacks and terrorism deaths...
Malaysia Seeks Local Partnership to Fill Nigeria’s Palm Oil Supply Gap
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has pledged to support Nigeria with technical expertise, research collaboration, and investment opportunities to help close the...
Mali Regains Control of SOTELMA in $277 Million Deal, Reversing 17-Year-Old Privatisation
Mali has regained majority ownership of its national telecommunications company SOTELMA, reversing a privatisation deal that had kept the strategic asset under foreign...
Niger Formally Leaves International Criminal Court, Citing Selective Justice
Niger has formally withdrawn from the International Criminal Court, becoming the third country to leave the global judicial body after the Philippines and...
Benin’s New President Romuald Wadagni Visits Niger in High Hopes Visit
Freshly inaugurated as President of the Republic of Benin, Romuald Wadagni has embarked on a tour of the West African subregion. After visiting...
AES Countries Meet in Niamey to Forge Common Strategy on Ex-Combatant Reintegration
The surrender, demobilisation and reintegration of former combatants is at the heart of a major regional forum taking place in Niamey from May...
Mali Appoints Brigadier General Daouda Traoré as New Chief of Staff of the National Guard
Mali has appointed Brigadier General Daouda Traoré as the new Chief of Staff of the National Guard, a move aimed at strengthening the...
Ghana’s Inflation Rate Rises for First Time in Over a Year
Ghana’s annual inflation rate climbed to 3.4 percent in April 2026, up from 3.2 percent in March, marking the first increase since December...
Mali’s Leader Takes Defence Role After Minister’s Killing
Mali’s military leader, General Assimi Goïta, has appointed himself as the country’s defence minister following the death of the previous officer who held...
CAF Unveils 2027 AFCON Dates; Qualifiers Draw Set For May 19
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced that the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be played from June 19...
Sudden Evacuation, Sudden Bloodshed, Allegations Swirl That France Is Pulling Strings Behind Mali’s Deadliest Attacks
France has ordered its citizens to leave Mali, citing a dramatic security breakdown after a wave of coordinated rebel attacks killed high ranking...